(1) Any civil employee, who has been freshly appointed to the post carrying salary as per the determined pay scale, shall get starting salary mentioned in such pay scale.
(2) Any civil employee who is promoted to any post of higher pay scale shall get the starting salary prescribed in such pay scale.
Provided that, in cases where the present salary receivable by him or her is equal to or more than the minimum salary of the said higher
pay scale, his or her salary under the said higher pay scale shall be prescribed as follows:
(a) In cases where the present salary receivable by him or her is only equal to the starting salary of the higher pay scale, the salary shall be prescribed by adding one salary increment in that salary.
(b) In cases where the salary being received from the previous post is higher than the starting salary of the promoted post, salary of higher pay scale shall be prescribed by adding the amount of difference in his or her existing salary and one salary increment of higher salary scale. (3) In cases where the total period of service has been set for
pension by adding the period pursuant to Section 35 or Sub-section (3) of Section 37 of the Act, the amount of salary increment for the period so added shall also be included for the purposes of pension.